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Playa Tuquillo

Huarmey, Ancash · Peru

What have people found?

South american multiradiate sun star, peruvian periwinkle and sally lightfoot crab are the usual finds. ~6 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Playa Tuquillo for the next three days
  1. Sun 15 Novin the dark~4:00~14:00
  2. Mon 16 Nov~5:30~14:30
  3. Tue 17 Nov~6:30~16:00

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from January and July.

What should you know before visiting?

Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code

What lives at Playa Tuquillo?

Species records from iNaturalist

South American Multiradiate Sun StarHeliaster helianthus
Peruvian periwinkleEchinolittorina peruviana
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsus
Enoplochiton nigerEnoplochiton niger
Scurria cecilianaScurria ceciliana
Black Sea UrchinArbacia nigra
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